Oct 15th 2016 - The Border Terrier Club Open Show

Show Critique:

I would like to thank The Border Terrier Club for inviting me to judge their Open Show . The club and officers were very welcoming and I thoroughly enjoyed my day . I would like to thank my very helpful stewards Liz Barratt and Janice Johnson who kept things flowing through the day . I was pleased with my entry with some quality dogs to handle. It was also good to see some promising pups coming through . I was very pleased with my winners on the day

Results

Minor Puppy - Dog

mature looking 7.5 month old puppy, typical otter head with excellent bite , good length of neck, straight front with well laid back shoulders , narrow throughout, easily spanned with good length of rib ,shown in full coarse double coat, loose pelt . Tail set on well and carried well, .good angulation Moved with ease and confidence around the ring. Pleased to award him R.B.P.I.S.

6 Month old with nice otter head correct bite with good expression, neat ears carried close to head ,narrow straight front , spannable, good length of neck and ribs , coarse double coat. Well angulated, moved well .

Puppy - Dog

11 month old typical otter head with good bite . Length of neck ok ,good in shoulders and straight front ,easily spanned with harsh dense double coat with loose pelt. Well set on tail with good angulation, moved ok.

Junior - Dog

17 month old dog nicely proportioned with a good otter head and expression,scissor bite , neat ears carried close to the head. Well laid shoulders with straight front legs,spannable, nice length of rib leading to good angulated quarters. Shown in double coat , good tail set and carried well on the move. Moved Soundly around the ring .

Special Beginners - Dog

correct Otter head , good bite , well laid back shoulders with straight front , good length of neck and rib , narrow throughout, coarse double coat ,good tail set, well angulated rear moved with ease around the ring

Maiden - Dog

Strong otter like head with big teeth and scissor bite , good expression neat ears carried close to head , nice length of neck leading to well placed shoulders straight narrow front ,easily spanned. Coarse double jacket with thick loose pelt , well angulated rear, carried tail well , moved out well

Novice - Dog

Post Graduate - Dog

Nicely balanced well constructed dog with strong otter head ,neat ears, good scissor bite with strong lower jaw. Good length of neck leading to lovely shoulder placement and straight front legs . Narrow throughout with good length of rib ,shown in good coarse double coat , well angulated quarters, moved good and true around the ring

Limit - Dog

Blue and tan dog with typical otterhead . Well laid back shoulders , straight front .Easily spannable ,tight coarse double coat, good length of rib leading to strong well angulated quarters, short carrot tail . moved well around the ring.

Balanced dog, heavier in bone than 1st place. Otter like head with short muzzle, narrow front and good shoulders , heavy double coat ,narrow ribbed ,spannable, not as well angulated in quarters as 1st place .

Open - Dog

Balanced dog with an otter like head , scissor bite with strong lower jaw. Narrow throughout , straight front, spannable , coarse double coat . well set tail which was carried well on the move , well angulated quarters And moved well.

Minor Puppy - Bitch

8 month old Blue and tan ,stood out in what was one of the strongest classes of the day ,on any other day the placings could easily have changed .Balanced , feminine expression otter like head ,scissor bite , neat small ears . Good length of neck leading to well laid back shoulders, narrow throughout ,straight front legs . Good length of body , tight coarse double coat , Level topline with good tailset ,moved well . Was a pleasure to award her B.P.I,S

Junior - Bitch

14 month old bitch with good conformation and racy outlines . Typical otter head with Feminine expression. Neat ears , large teeth with strong under jaw . Excellent reach of neck leading into well placed shoulders . Straight front , narrow throughout with good length of rib ,well set tail carried well on the move .Coarse double jacket with loose pelt , good turn of stifle , moved with confidence around the ring . A Promising young bitch who i was pleased to award B.I.S.

Post Graduate - Bitch

Smart looking well constructed racy bitch with typical head , strong under jaw , scissor bite .Shown in full double coat , well laid back shoulders leading to correct straight front ,narrow throughout, well angulated rear, moved well both ways. Pleased to award her R.B.I.S.

Open - Bitch

Good conformation , feminine head and expression, good reach of neck leading to correctly shoulders , narrow throughout .Dense coarse jacket ,thick pelt well angulated rear , moved with drive around the ring.

Special Dog or Bitch Holding a Working Certificate

Veteran - Dog or Bitch

7 year old dog ,typical otter head with strong underjaw , good length of neck leading to well placed shoulders , narrow throughout . Carrot tail set on well , good rear angulation ,moved around the ring with drive